Equations often hang on the mercy of one variable. If you tweak that variable, numbers, affects, trends, and orders of magnitude dance and spin at your beck and call. If you tweak it too far, however, all those beautiful structures come crashing down in chaos. Sometimes, that variable creeps up on you; as you construct your model, you arrange things such as that a variable like that is made, perhaps…
When putting this year of post into perspective, I think the best place to go is the very beginning. In our first column from this year I remarked at the fact that right from the get go 2019 was shaping up to be an absolute gangbusters year for post-rock. January…
So, confession time: I have owed you all this glowing recommendation for this tremendously bright, angular slice of Midwestern autumnal ennui since late this summer. Why is it coming now when there’s snow on the ground in the places that generated this soundtrack to an albeit energetic fit of depression?…
I don’t think there’s music more suited for the winter months than atmospheric black metal. Each year, as the weather gets colder and the snow builds to less-than-comfortable levels, a nice spin through an Alcest, Panopticon, or Wolves in the Throne Room record gives my heart the appropriate amount of…
My word, heaviest of all bloggers! It’s the ending of another year. The death of time is inevitable, as is all of our impending doom. Let us commemorate another year with a climactic post. As I was pulling everything together for all of my different best of the year lists, I recognized that doom had another good, not great, year. One of these years, doom is going to blow the doors off of the other subgenres and have straight banger after straight banger and an undeniable best of the year. At the same time, I kind of enjoy the fact…
Michigan’s Thoren are the death metal institution you’ve probably never heard of. Which is a damned shame, honestly. Their 2018…
The end-of-year bonanza that comprises most of November and December is both exhilarating and frustrating for music writers. On the…
A while ago I told you to listen to Archaeologist and then immediately premiered a new video from the project. It was clear, even back then, that the project was way more ambitious than many others in its milieu, dedicated and intent on making well composed and executed progressive metal. Which brings us all the way to last week, when Archaeologist released “Winter’s Wake”, a stand alone track/EP clocking in at twelve minutes. Besides featuring amazing guest spots from Scott Carstairs (Fallujah) and Wes Thrailkill (oh my god, please don’t forget about Thraikill) the track also represents a high point…
That’s right folks, one of Scotland’s most underrated bands, VASA, are back! If you’re unfamiliar with the name, VASA is…
This year could end up being remembered by many things, but if there’s any justice in the world, one of…
Okay, look. I know you all want to see end of year lists and content now. I get it. It’s December. Everyone is partying and trying to avoid thinking about all of the money they’re spending. All we want from this month is to see stuff about this past year and yell about lists. However, we still have a very important and worthy month to get through before we can do that. In fact, I’d say that this November was far more impressive and productive in the way of good releases than usual, so you’re especially going to want to…
For those who missed our last installment, We post bi-weekly updates covering what the staff at Heavy Blog have been…
Editor’s Note: I’m glad to welcome longtime reader Remi VL as a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts!…
The sultry flora of Brazilian rainforests may not immediately come to mind as a focal point for incensed black metal, but Caio Lemos’ one-man project Kaatayra is well on the way to changing that. This project is enraged, but doesn’t seek to watch the world burn. In fact, it’s basically the opposite… the environmental angle is more focused, directing the venom toward the institutions and powers-that-be who have devastated so much for so many. Now, there’s certainly a lot to be pissed off about when it comes to climate change and this dude seems to be at a fever pitch…
